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タイヨウチョウ (たいようちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

タイヨウチョウ

Meanings

1

noun

sunbird

usually written using kana alone

Refers to any bird in the family Nectariniidae. Typically written in katakana as タイヨウチョウ.

タイヨウチョウは花はなの蜜みつを食たべる小ちいさな鳥とりです。
The sunbird is a small bird that feeds on flower nectar.

Written forms

タイヨウチョウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
太たい陽よう鳥ちょう
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is normally written in katakana.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
鳥

bird, chicken

Etymology

From 太陽 (taiyō, 'sun') + 鳥 (chō, 'bird'), a calque of English 'sunbird'.